QLD · Gladstone Council
Tannum Sands, 4680
Current weather
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Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Tannum Sands offers a slower mid-sized suburb life in Gladstone, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb.
Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access against similar regional towns, even with parks and green space and schools and education holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 5,227
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $2,035
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 235 of 2,137
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 62.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 135 / 142 / 164
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $550
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 255
- Against the person
- 64
- Against property
- 91
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 48.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 82 residents
- State safety percentile
- 64.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -11.4%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault268
- Drug Offences489
- Good Order Offences341
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)485
- Traffic And Related Offences423
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 989
- Clearview Christian CollegeSecondary
- St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
- Tannum Sands State High SchoolSecondary
- Tannum Sands State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Shoulder Closure / Lateral Shift – Coronation Drv & Hampton Drv, TANNUM SANDS – Install New School Zone SignsDriftwood Street / Cremorne Drive / Longreach Court, n/a19 May 2026 – 20 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Playground
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
18 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Baade ParkPark
- Canoe PointPark
- Canoe Point Environmental ParkPark
- Canoe Point Park LandsPark
- Cashin ParkPark
- Curlew ParkPark
- Garnet ParkPark
- Ibis ParkPark
- Millenium EsplanadePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 18
- Parks (OSM)
- 18
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 45.8/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 39% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 2494th in Australia
- State rank
- 580th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #160 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #233 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 66%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Playgroundamenitiesplayground
- Assaultcrime268
- Drug Offencescrime489
- Good Order Offencescrime341
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime485
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime423
- Apex Parkgovernmentpark
- Apex Parkgovernmentpark
- Baade Parkgovernmentpark
- Canoe Pointgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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Comparable suburbs
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